He’s arguably the best guard in the NBL, but there is more to Breakers leading man Parker Jackson Cartwright than his impressive weekly highlight reel.
The New Zealand star import boasts an accomplished stat line each week, can break down the best defence in the league and could very well take out the NBL25 MVP but off the court, PJC leads a life of fashion, music and visual art.
A singer/songwriter of the pop/punk nature, PJC goes by “blvckminoh” and while he says “basketball is definitely his life,” the creative side of him is something he has enjoyed exploring.
“As people dive into my story and who I am, they’ll divert to another life of mine, which is music,” Jackson Cartwright told Code Sports. “Over the past few years, I’ve started experimenting (with music) and decided to make my own.
“It’s a great form of expression. Fashion, music, basketball, it’s all some way connected for myself.
For PJC, the game of basketball has always been his life priority, and as so many athletes undertake studies or launch side businesses to prepare for a life after their playing career, his outlet and creative expression comes from a deep rooted family line, 먹튀검증가이드 so naturally the life of rhythm and melody he says has been “ingrained in my blood.” His musical sound echoes one of the noughties era, when the likes of Green Day, Blink182 and Good Charlotte were at the top of the charts and emo pop was the height of fashion.
“I’ve been involved in music, I feel like, all my life. My sister has been a singer/songwriter for 20 plus years. I come from a big musical family, I’m named after a jazz musician,” blvckminoh said. “Basketball’s been my life for so long but as I learn about myself, as I got older, I figured hey I can do other things and I’m good at other things as well.
“It’s been fun to learn about myself through fashion, music etc.” The majority of his fans would know him for his on court skills and in his second season in the NBL, PJC is highly regarded as one of the best in the league, alongside the likes of United’s Jack White, the Kings’ Xavier Cooks and Wildcats’ Bryce Cotton.
The Los Angeles native doesn’t shy away from the commentary, if anything he embraces it, yet is adamant to not let the noise impact his relationships within the four walls.
“It feels good. I’m a player who wants to be respected and wants to compete with the highest level of players and that brings the best out of myself as a competitor.
“I just try to stay even keel, and just remember that it’s a journey, you can’t listen to what everyone else is saying, you just have to be mindful of how you feel and how your teammates view you.”